Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-10-14
BOLD INDIAN RIDERS.
Great Foats OF Horssmanship Witness
In Chief Fridays Camp.

Great Foats OF norssmanship witnessed
In Chief Fridays Camp
In a letter from Chief Fridays camp
General Brisbane writes; "Here we saw
many curious scenes and learned much
of Indian life. One day Friday said to
me he would ike TO snow on MS young
men and let me see how well they could
ride. At first expected some treachery'
as the whole herd OF ponies was sun IN
the hands otthe troops. Inc OLD chle1'
however. was so earnest and apparently
honest about it told the Captain VINO
had the herd in charge, he might let
FRIDAY have fifty ponies for MS young
men. In about an hour they drew up
before the tents in war paint ana
feathers, and were as hue set OF
young fellows as l had ever seen.
Hardly one was but six feet in height
and beautifully proportioned. Ihey SAT
their horses Ike centaurs and were ease
and grace itself IN the saddle At "
signal from the CHIEF they began tneir
movements with yen that sent inc
blood curdling to the heart ana was
enough II heard unawares or IN the
night tune, TO make one hair stahu
on end. In moment they hed disap-
peared over q neighborlng NIL 10 inc
right, and thought they had gone,
but hearing a mighty tramPnng Oh
horses, l looked to the lett anu there
they came. l can compare IL TO nothlnS
but the wind. and they swept ny so
swift and compact tnat they iookeu
like ball oi horses ana men. opntuhg
IN Two one Douy swept 10 the r'SiiC anu
another TO the leit ana again oisaP-
peared' In ABOUT TWO ninuIes the two
bodies charged each other IN Soiiu ilnes'
and waited almost oreatnleSsiy ior 'he
shock Dut as the horseS ieaus a,lhos'
toucheu eaeh other 'he mes shiil,uily ny
opened 10 me righe anu lei' anu .ho
lines passed through tne intervals wi'n.
out touching' Wheeiing 10 tne rishs
about they passed pack IN aii instant
ana again dlsappeared over the NUS
itwas about hiteen minutes oelore suey
came IN slgnt' ana tricay lniorinen 'no
they were Diowing tueir norses' it1s-
emily on they came ana wheeieu Wy
iours' FORMED coiuWns' prohc Wy io"'S'
ana hnally aepioyeu as sAifin'snerS,
II was now we saw tne hhcsI inuivluaal
horsemanship' Some wouiu aPproach
lying so close 10 the pony pack no'h-
ing Dut the morse couiu DC eceh' otns'S
stood up ana roue as CIRCUS iiieh 10;
Some would hang Win one 1901 anu
one hand on the horses ana sweep n.y.
their bodies completely Pro'ecSeu oy
the bodies OF the animals ooilie iee"pei
upon the grouno noiuhg 10 .he liiancS
oil the horse ana aiter running d sVcP
or two would SWING themselves up on
the backs OF the norses aga,h ~ ea9n'y
as any clrcusman could DO H. Inc
positions they assumed ana the ieats
OF horsemanshlp which tney perior'heu
were Incredible, ana l DOUBT II any
thing outside OF n circus ring ever
equaled it. Ihey would throw oplec's
on the ground and PICK them up again
while passing at tull speel' tne war
riors hanging TO the sides Oh tne norscs %
with one foot and one hand' Ineyur
bows and shot arrows from unaerhea'p
tho necks and even oeiiies OF tne horse7
while riding at q fast gali0Ip' ourSaV-
airy could not learn 10 riue as wen ~
these Indians did II eacn man was
trained for twenty years, Aney eA'
changed horses while rdlng' anu 20,
behind each other. One man would iali
off his horse as IL wounded, anu two